We first met Richard when we had a pop-up at the brilliant market on Druid St in South London, which sadly no longer exists. It was a long day, and safe to say we didn't really know what we were doing when we set up that morning. Richard took us under his wing,...

When Michael and Mark were first together, Mark was working long hours and breakfast was the only meal they would be sure to share. It's fair to say that what started as a way to enjoy quality time together has turned into a worldwide phenomenon, and now we, along...

We first came across Jenny when she was researching her latest book, the brilliant The Missing Ingredient. Written through a series of encounters with ingredients, producers, cooks, shopkeepers and chefs, exploring everything from the brief period in which sugar...

We first met Tom at the Do Lectures several years ago, but it feels like we've known him forever. An accomplished fifth generation baker, he has a contagious enthusiasm for sourdough that had Alison in the kitchen not a week after meeting, baking her very first loaf. ...

Ed Smith is one of those fascinating individuals who has had more than one very successful career. Originally a city lawyer, he started a food blog because he thought it would provide him with an escape from his work and an excuse to write about the restaurants he...

Caroline and Sophie have now written three brilliantly useful cookbooks full of everyday food that is delicious, quick and always appetising. You might well have read their series on jazzing up your lunchbox in The Guardian, which was richly illustrated and full of...

This year, we turn 21 years old, and we have received a birthday present to remember - the Queen's Award for sustainability. Every year on her own birthday, April 21st Her Majesty the Queen makes a limited number of awards on the recommendation of the Prime Minister...

Regular readers of our blog will know we have a feature called 'A panad with...' ('A cup of tea with...'.) where we ask interesting people quick questions about food, philosophy, and life. Over the years, one of our favourite questions has come to be 'describe Wales...

Frances Quinn is known for being as good at baking as she is designing. From glittering Midsummer Night's Dream cakes, to gingerbread gifttags with strawberry bootlace string, Victoria sponge cakes that look like sandwiches, to bowls of porridge masquerading as fried...

Nom Nom literally cannot make chocolate fast enough. It seems that glossy squares of the sweet stuff, deliciously local ingredients, old-fashioned brown paper and a young and dynamic team make for an absolutely irresistible combination. Liam started the company in...